US6672226B2 - Bracket system for shelving - Google Patents

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US6672226B2
US6672226B2 US10/088,135 US8813502A US6672226B2 US 6672226 B2 US6672226 B2 US 6672226B2 US 8813502 A US8813502 A US 8813502A US 6672226 B2 US6672226 B2 US 6672226B2
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
    • A47B96/06—Brackets or similar supporting means for cabinets, racks or shelves
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B96/00—Details of cabinets, racks or shelf units not covered by a single one of groups A47B43/00 - A47B95/00; General details of furniture
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  • the invention relates to a bracket system for shelving.
  • shelving comprises uprights, substantially horizontal brackets (also called consoles) mounted to the uprights by engagement of hooks on the brackets with slots in the uprights, and shelves carried by the brackets.
  • brackets also called consoles
  • shelf designates any means such as boards, grids, baskets or troughs which may carry objects placed and stored on the shelving.
  • the upper edge of the bracket forms a support edge or support face for carrying the shelf and is often provided with recesses or slits for engagement by respective ridges depending from the bottom of the shelf, to lock the shelf on the bracket against sliding back and forth, see DE-U-297 17 791 or GB-A-748 578.
  • Some brackets are integrally formed with a hook projecting beyond the support edge, see DE-U-72 21 856 or FR-A-2 501 984.
  • a small bore or recess is then provided at an appropriate position in the bottom of a wooden shelf or steel shelf, respectively, for engagement by the hook to prevent the shelf from sliding.
  • Some systems have additional clips for insertion into the slots of the uprights to prevent a shelf from lifting off the brackets, see GB-A-2 194 134.
  • Brackets are generally made by punching from sheet metal to obtain sufficient load carrying capability at reasonable costs.
  • the aforesaid hook prevents, however, to obtain a plurality of brackets directly adjacent each other from the same sheet metal. Instead, waste punchings remain between the brackets.
  • the invention provides a retaining member separate from the bracket.
  • the retaining member can be inserted into a receptacle in the bracket and projects over the support edge of the bracket where the bracket carries a shelf. It can thus retain the shelf against sliding on the bracket.
  • the retaining member can be manufactured separately from the bracket. The support edge can thus be made without an outwardly projecting hook integrally formed therewith. Omission of the integral hook lowers the manufacturing costs.
  • the bracket can also be used without a retaining member where fastening of the shelf is unnecessary or is achieved by other means.
  • the retaining member is only plugged into the receptacle of the bracket.
  • a bracket made from punched or cut sheet metal in accordance with claim 2 is particularly economical.
  • the separate retaining member has then the advantage that the support edge of the bracket can be straight without projections or slits, so that blanks for the bracket can be obtained side by side from sheet metal without much punching waste.
  • the U-shaped cross-section according to claim 3 has the advantage of high load carrying capacity and torsion resistance.
  • bracket and retaining member are easy to manufacture and to assemble.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a bracket system for shelving, comprising a bracket and a retaining member
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the bracket of FIG. 1,
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of the retaining member of FIG. 1, and
  • FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the retaining member.
  • the bracket system for shelving as shown in FIG. 1 comprises a bracket 1 and a retaining member 2 .
  • the bracket 1 has a U-shaped cross-section with two essentially triangular sidewalls 3 , 4 and a bottom wall 5 .
  • the front view of FIG. 2 shows the front edge 6 of the bottom wall 5 .
  • the sidewalls 3 , 4 each have a hole 7 for hanging up the bracket 1 during painting, coating, transport or storage.
  • the sidewalls 3 and 4 are each formed with two hooks 8 and 9 on the rear side of the bracket 1 for engaging slots in an upright (column or wall rail, not shown) of the shelving.
  • the straight upper edges of the sidewalls 3 , 4 each form a support edge 10 and together form a support face 10 on which a shelf (not shown) can rest.
  • the bottom wall 5 has openings 11 , 12 which may serve to screw the shelf to the bracket 1 .
  • An easier fastening of the shelf on the bracket 1 is, however, achieved by the retaining member 2 .
  • the retaining member 2 is simply inserted or plugged into a receptacle 13 , 14 in a front portion of the bracket 1 .
  • the receptacle comprises a recess 13 providing an opening in the bottom wall 5 , and further comprises an impression 14 in the bottom wall 5 at the border of the recess 13 .
  • the retaining member 2 is punched from a metal strip and bent substantially to an L-shape having two legs. One leg forms a locking section 15 for engagement with a respective recess in a shelf (not shown). The other leg comprises an elongated central section 16 with a distal end carrying a substantially Z-shaped anchoring section 17 for engagement with the receptacle 13 , 14 of the bracket 1 .
  • FIG. 1 shows the retaining member 2 inserted into the receptacle 13 , 14 of the bracket 1 .
  • the central section 16 rests flat on the bottom wall 5 snugly fitting between the sidewalls 3 and 4 , and the Z-shaped anchoring section 17 extends through the recess 13 with its distal end coming to lie under the inwardly directed impression 14 , without substantially extending beyond the contour of the bracket 1 .
  • the retaining member 2 can be easily attached to the bracket 1 without affecting its look.
  • the retaining member 2 is hooked to the bracket 1 so as to be prevented from moving parallel to the support face 10 .
  • the locking section 15 of the retaining member 2 projects to above the support face 10 to engage a respective recess in a shelf (not shown) and arresting the latter against sliding on the support face 10 , particularly against sliding lengthwise along the upper edges of the sidewalls 3 , 4 .
  • the bracket 1 is simply manufactured by punching a blank from sheet metal, canting or bending the side walls 3 , 4 with respect to the bottom wall 5 and embossing the impression 14 .
  • a plurality of like brackets 1 can be commonly punched from one sheet metal with their long support edges lying directly adjacent each other without interference from hooks which extend from the support edges of many conventional brackets. The amount of punching scissels can thus be reduced and the manufacture is economical.
  • the present bracket system consists of two different parts, i.e. a bracket 1 and a retaining member 2 .
  • the retaining member 2 comprises an anchoring section 17 for insertion into a receptacle 13 , 14 of the bracket 1 and comprises a locking section 15 for engagement with a shelf lying on a support face 10 of the bracket 1 .
  • the system is economical to manufacture and secures the shelf against sliding on the support face 10 .
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